/*
 * Copyright (c) 2012-2013 Open Source Community - <http://www.peerfact.org>
 * Copyright (c) 2011-2012 University of Paderborn - UPB
 * Copyright (c) 2005-2011 KOM - Multimedia Communications Lab
 *
 * This file is part of PeerfactSim.KOM.
 * 
 * PeerfactSim.KOM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 * any later version.
 * 
 * PeerfactSim.KOM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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 *
 */

package org.peerfact.impl.service.aggregation.skyeye;

import org.peerfact.api.service.skyeye.SkyNetNodeInfo;
import org.peerfact.api.service.skyeye.Storage;
import org.peerfact.api.service.skyeye.UpdateStrategy;

/**
 * !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 * This part of the Simulator is not maintained in the current version of
 * PeerfactSim.KOM. There is no intention of the authors to fix this
 * circumstances, since the changes needed are huge compared to overall benefit.
 * 
 * If you want it to work correctly, you are free to make the specific changes
 * and provide it to the community.
 * !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 * 
 * This abstract class implements all getter- and setter-methods for the
 * sub-classes to relieve them from implementing these simple methods on their
 * own.
 * 
 * @author Dominik Stingl <peerfact@kom.tu-darmstadt.de>
 * @version 1.0, 15.11.2008
 * 
 * @param <T>
 *            determines a sub-class of <code>Storage</code>, which will be used
 *            within an implementing class to store updates.
 */
public abstract class AbstractUpdateStrategy<T extends Storage> implements
		UpdateStrategy<T> {

	protected long updateInterval;

	protected int numberOfRetransmissions;

	protected long timeForAck;

	protected SkyNetNodeInfo receiverOfNextUpdate;

	protected long sendingTime;

	public AbstractUpdateStrategy() {
		sendingTime = 0;
	}

	@Override
	public long getUpdateInterval() {
		calculateUpdateInterval();
		return updateInterval;
	}

	@Override
	public int getNumberOfRetransmissions() {
		return numberOfRetransmissions;
	}

	@Override
	public long getTimeForACK() {
		return timeForAck;
	}

	@Override
	public SkyNetNodeInfo getReceiverOfNextUpdate() {
		return receiverOfNextUpdate;
	}

	@Override
	public long getSendingTime() {
		return sendingTime;
	}

	@Override
	public void setSendingTime(long sendingTime) {
		this.sendingTime = sendingTime;
	}

}
